Diapositive 1

Read the following passage and try to see how the verbs are formed and used:Elmahdi Elmandjra was a Moroccan futurist and thinker. He lived from 1930 to 2013. He attended Mohamed 5th University in Rabat and completed his higher studies in the United States. He wrote many books in different social and political subjects.

Elmahdi Elmandjra was a Moroccan futurist and thinker. He lived from 1930 to 2013. He attended Mohamed 5th University in Rabat and completed his higher studies in the United States. He wrote many books in different social and political subjects.

Lived, attended, completed are regular past forms.Was, wrote are irregular past forms.

Thursday, October 16th 2014

Grammar:

Form of Regular verbs in the PastVerb + ed ---> finish + ed = finishedVerb + d ----> hope + d = hopedRemember:Vowel + consonant: plan = planned Vowel + y: play = playedConsonant + y: study = studied

Example:Infinitive Simple PastStart Phone Stay Try

Form of Irregular verbs in the PastThere is no rule for these verbs. You should learn them by heart!

Infinitive Simple PastBeDoHaveGo

We use the Simple Past to talk about things that happened in the past.Use

Some past time expressions:Yesterday;Last Monday/ week/ month/ summer/ yearTwo hours/ days/ weeks ago;In 2004

Forms of the Simple Past

The Affirmative form of the simple past:I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they,PlayedFinished Did

Examples: I played football with my friends yesterday.I finished lunch and I did my homework.

The Interrogative form of the simple past:DidI, you, he, she, it, we, you, they,Play?Finish? do?

Examples: Did you play football yesterday ? Did you do your homework?

The Negative form of the simple past:I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they,did notplayfinish do

Examples: I did not play football yesterday. I didnt do my homework.